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Before Alfred could answer, Xiu spoke again: "The second prince's farewell ceremony has also been set. It's on the same day."

"On the same day?" Alfred raised his eyebrows. "Why, divide into two venues and see where the nobles in the imperial city are going. How do you stand in line? Your Royal Highness, where will you go then?"

Xiu ignored his last words and said, "No. During the day it is the farewell ceremony for the body, and at night your canonization ceremony and birthday party will be held. There is no time conflict."

Alfred said: "This arrangement is really interesting. You wipe your tears during the day and celebrate my birthday with singing and dancing at night?"

"So, Father means that, in order not to offend the second prince who will have the funeral on the same day, everything in the celebration will be kept simple." With no expression of joy or anger on Xiu's face, he calmly relayed, "There will be no other arrangements for the celebration. Just use the same venue to have another banquet, as your birthday banquet. At the banquet, the emperor will publicly announce the news of your canonization as a prince, and the high priest will send blessings as a canonization ceremony."

It is almost humiliating to use the funeral venue as the birthday venue. Alfred, who was nearly 20 years old two years ago, absolutely flew into a rage and disturbed the San Golden Palace.But now, the first reaction of Alfred, who was nearly 22 years old, was: the old man really doubted him more.

"It is said that His Highness the Crown Prince went to the Holy Golden Palace yesterday, and the effect is very significant." Alfred said, "Since my birthday party can be held as scheduled, has the Crown Prince thought of any gift for me?"

Xiu raised his eyes, seemed slightly surprised by his reaction, looked at Alfred for two seconds, and then said, "What do you want?"

Before Alfred was 20 years old, Xiu had always asked for anything for his birthday, and Xiu would give Alfred whatever he asked for.From childhood to adulthood, whether it is the junk food that is usually not allowed to eat, the extreme sports that are usually not allowed to try, or the luxury sports car that is too eye-catching to buy, Xiu has satisfied him-this day of the year is always special.

Now, Xiu asked him "what do you want" just like the previous ten years.

It seems that as long as Alfred opens his mouth, Xiu will still give and take whatever he wants, and satisfy all his wishes as before.

So Alfred stood in the huge classical living room of Dawn Palace and asked for his belated gift of coming-of-age.

"I want the crown prince," he said.

Standing in the crown prince's palace, in front of the crown prince, Alfred said such words.

Even though he has smoothed out his unruly edges and accepted the rules of the power game, he still retains the madness and arrogance of his youth in his bones.These things that have not been lost make him still the original him, so that he will not forget who he is.

Xiu slightly hooked his lips, and he said, "If you have the ability, then you can get it yourself."

After speaking, he got up and went upstairs to leave.

Alfred froze in place - he saw just now that Xiu seemed to... smiled.

It was like a flower that bloomed for a moment, just caught by Alfred's eyes, and then disappeared in an instant, so that people wondered if they saw it wrong.

But Alfred didn't doubt it.

In his impression, Xiu had almost no expression on his face, his face was like a piece of exquisite and peerless porcelain, there was no part that was not delicate and perfect, making people feel noble at first sight, and couldn't be easily touched.Sometimes Alfred could stare at it for a long time and never get bored.

Alfred had hardly seen Xiu's smile, so when that beautiful face suddenly came to life, even if it was only captured for a moment, it was deeply imprinted in his mind.

That night, when Alfred went to bed, he was supposed to be thinking about what he would say when he entered the Holy Golden Palace tomorrow, but his mind was full of—

He smiled at me, why?

Is it a mockery?

Is it true that people have such good-looking expressions when they laugh?

Before falling asleep, the last question on his mind was...

How can I make him laugh at me again?

Two days later, the funeral scene.

The farewell ceremony has passed, and the nobles are gathering in twos and threes, talking in low voices, and the atmosphere is oppressive.

The guests were all dressed in black dresses, and the entire venue was pitch black, but even so, there were still a few people who stood out from the crowd and could be seen at a glance.

The most conspicuous one was the third prince, Alfred. He was very tall, nearly two meters high, with brilliant blond hair and a handsome face. It was impossible to ignore his existence.The command error two years ago is now overturned. Not to mention the unprecedented support from the people, he was also named a prince, and he will hold a birthday party tonight. He is the focus of today.

Compared with him, it seems that even the emperor and prince are overshadowed.

The emperor was getting old, especially today with a haggard look on his face, his fatigue inevitably reduced his deterrent effect a bit.After all, the prince is an ordinary person, and his physique is not beyond ordinary people. Moreover, although no one can fault the prince's appearance, the prince's face is a delicate beauty, not as aggressive as Alfred's .

In addition to the royal family members, the big shots of the main planet were also present.

The high priest had just prayed for the second prince, and now he was standing far away from the crowd with his only son Joshua.He seldom joins the conversations of the nobles in such activities, after all, the Holy White Tower is a symbol of the human spirit high above, and the high priest needs to maintain his image.

On the other side was Generalissimo Stone.The Grand Marshal is a tall, sturdy middle-aged man. It is rumored that he has a hot temper, dotes on children, and is extremely protective, which has caused his son Austin to be unlearned and incompetent.

At this time, he was taking his wife to rest on the other side of the meeting place. On the way, he passed by Alfred who was talking to the two clan princes. To him, it seems that the two have no personal relationship and are completely unfamiliar.

Mrs. Hart fainted from crying and was helped to rest indoors. The emperor seemed to be going into the palace to see her, and Alfred took this opportunity to follow.

"His Majesty."

Breaking away from the crowd, Alfred shouted.

It seemed that the emperor didn't really come in to see Mrs. Hart. He calmly dismissed the guarding servants, leaving only two servants.

Alfred asked: "Are you going to keep them here to listen to the secrets of the empire?"

"They've been injected with hearing-shielding potions," said the emperor.

The emperor was suspicious, and everyone knew it.The high priest has maintained an independent and high-minded attitude for decades, and the grand marshal told his son to pretend to be crazy, all thanks to this gift.

Now, he wanted to discuss the secrets with Alfred, but also worried that the young and strong Alfred would be bad for him when he was alone-anyone else, the emperor would not have such worries, after all, he has The strongest genetic ability, golden pupil.But the young man in front of him is the most orthodox heir of Huang Jintong, so he arranged for two guards to shield his hearing to protect his safety.

Looking at these two powerful servants, Alfred felt a little ridiculous, but when he thought of how he himself was wary of beating the generalissimo, and how he planned to take Austin's blood just because of a suspicion, he couldn't help it. I can't stop laughing.

"About the conjecture you reported to me the day before yesterday." The emperor said, "I have verified it in the past two days."

"The Starlight Palace's investigation report shows that the operation instructions of locking the gymnasium door, running water to take a bath, having a robotic arm deliver a bottle of medicine before taking a bath, and asking a servant to deliver a letter to the bedroom on the second floor were indeed the instructions of Nien. It was sent by Te himself. The original investigation result was that the intelligent technology of Starlight Palace made a mistake, and the soothing medicine was mistakenly taken as a powerful sleeping medicine. Nient fell asleep and drowned in the bathroom after taking it by mistake. But after discovering the suicide note, The investigation team also believes it was a suicide."

This was the first time that the emperor told Alfred the details about the death of the second prince. Alfred did not intervene, and the emperor continued: "What your friend from Xue Li Xing told you about the dirty bomb is basically true, but , the only one who connects these two things is you."

Alfred said: "That's because only I know that the shadow of the same person is behind these two incidents."

The emperor stared closely at Alfred, two pairs of similar pale yellow eyes met, the emperor said: "The prince once reported to me that you threatened the son of the high priest to try to blow up his palace, and then put him under house arrest. "

"The prince is lying." Alfred said without changing his face.

The emperor said: "You all stick to your own words, how do I know if he is lying or you are lying?"

"Are these important? The most important thing now is not to find out where the high-tech power came from, and who is it colluding with?" Alfred said, "After all, the prince or I can do it alone If this is not possible, there must be someone of high authority working for the prince. Your Majesty, your empire is under threat."

The emperor didn't bother with the contradictory statements of the two, and said after thinking: "From a functional point of view, Generalissimo Stone seems to be the most convenient..."

"Indeed." Alfred agreed, "I can create an event for you to test the attitude of these great nobles."

The emperor was noncommittal, but said: "It will take time to rebuild a long-distance sailing army to investigate overseas areas that the rebels may frequent."

"I will also hold back the prince for you and buy time."

The emperor nodded, and the two reached a short-term consensus. Alfred said, "Your Majesty, I will keep the prince in check for you. Aren't you going to give me something in return?"

"You can also choose not to fight with the prince." The emperor sneered, "It's just that in this situation, if you don't fight, can you live? I don't know you very well, but I still know my eldest son. He has been a child since he was a child. A cruel man."